In the exhibition game, Mitchell Starc’s hat-trick placed the Netherlands on the back foot. In the first two overs, Mitchell Starc finished his hat trick.
Mitchell Starc, made his World Cup debut on Saturday, September 30 at Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram, when he claimed a hat-trick against the Netherlands. Max O’Dowd, the Netherlands’ opener, was caught in front of the stumps on the fifth ball by Starc as the Netherlands were defending a total of 166/7 in the rain-shortened 23-over match.
On the very next ball, he managed to get past Wesley Barresi’s defense once more, sending him back to the pavilion for a golden duck. He destroyed Bas de Leede’s stumps in the second over on the first pitch to finish his hat-trick.
The Netherlands were left reeling at 12/3 after 2.1 overs thanks to Starc’s early onslaught and were further reduced to 15/4 after 3.5 overs. The Australian fast bowler, who concluded the 2015 World Cup as the joint-highest wicket-taker with 22 wickets from eight innings at an average of 10.18 and an economy of 3.50, is notable for being at his most frightening during these tournaments.
The 33-year-old also concluded with a record 27 wickets from ten innings at an average of 18.59 and an economy of 5.43, making him the tournament’s top wicket-taker for the 2019 season. Notably, he eclipsed the famous Glenn McGrath, who had picked up 26 wickets in the 2007 tournament, to set a record for the most wickets taken in a single World Cup edition with 27.
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Mitchell Starc 23 wickets away from becoming the leading wicket-taker in World Cup history
Starc has taken nine wickets in the four games he has played this year and is looking forward to another exciting World Cup. With 49 wickets from 18 games, he presently holds the fifth-best position in World Cup history’s list of leading wicket-takers.
In order to surpass McGrath’s record of 71 wickets in a World Cup career, Starc needs to take 22 more wickets in the forthcoming tournament.
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